The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has accepted Methodist Dallas Medical Center’s plan to correct deficiencies in nursing services and infection control that had threatened its federal funding.

“We are pleased CMS has accepted our action plan,” Laura Irvine, president of Methodist Dallas, said in a statement.

“And although we do not feel that these recent reports are representative of our typical patient experience, they have pointed out deficiencies in some of our care processes. We are committed to using this experience as a catalyst for change and are working to create a culture of quality committed to zero defects.”

The north Oak Cliff hospital now is subject to another inspection — its third since summer — by the Texas Department of State Health Services. If the inspection finds that corrective measures haven’t been taken, Methodist Dallas faces termination from the Medicare program, effective Dec. 13.

Medicare and Medicaid accounted for $208 million of the hospital’s $382.7 million in patient revenue last year.

In late August, CMS notified Methodist Dallas that during an unannounced inspection, deficiencies were found in 10 categories. That report included an “immediate jeopardy” to health and safety finding because patients at the hospital’s emergency room were not provided an appropriate screening to determine if they had an emergency medical condition.

A follow-up inspection and subsequent report, released Oct. 13, removed the “immediate jeopardy” finding and cited deficiencies in only the nursing services and infection control categories. Neither category was cited in the first report. No other details were released at that time.

Monday, CMS released a 20-page report that detailed the deficiencies and the hospital’s plan to correct them.

In nursing, the CMS report said, multiple patients were unattended, multiple patients were cared for by one nurse and medications were prepared for more than one patient at a time.

Inspectors also found that expired supplies were available for patient use in a small number of areas.

In infection control, the CMS report said, numerous staff — including a physician — improperly wore surgical masks, numerous nursing staff members and other personnel did not follow proper hand hygiene procedures, and used personal protective equipment was worn outside the surgical suite.

Methodist Dallas, in its correction plan, said it was adding more nursing education, increasing monitoring to make sure staff members follow policies and procedures, and reinforcing adherence through education and performance reviews.

A separate safety code inspection also found that Methodist Dallas did not meet fire protection standards in a few areas.

A CMS spokesman said Monday that these were all “standard-level” citations used to bring the deficiencies to the hospital’s attention. They do not threaten Methodist Dallas’ Medicare and Medicaid funding.